I'd like to create a self-hosted private social network where users can submit a photo and personal information. But when a user logs in, they should only be able to see and modify their own profile information, and they should only be able to see and communicate with the admin, not the other users. I'd like to use a CMS such as Joomla, Elgg, Drupal, or Wordpress (Buddypress?), but I'm not sure what would be the best approach.
posted by Josh Coe on Oct 15, 2009 - 5 answers

Please help me fill up my time. I am a psychologist in private practice, and thanks to the recession, I have multiple times during the week with nothing to do--this is a new experience for me, and aside from the anxiety of not working as much as I need to, I am also bored to tears. Unfortunately, it is an hour here and an hour there--never any good block of time, and although in the future I may have to rearrange my schedule and put all my hours together, at the moment I am trying to maintain hope that I will be able to fill those hours with new patients. I am sick of surfing the internet, going for walks, updating patient files, and reading whatever (professional literature, novels). Any suggestions, Mefites, for how I can spend my time more productively, or at least entertainingly?
posted by chaoscutie on Oct 8, 2009 - 21 answers

Please help me solve a "Private Call" mystery. I have been getting calls for years from an older woman with an accent asking all sorts of weird questions. Now that she's started calling in the middle of the night, I contacted my cell phone carrier (AT&T) and requested help with the problem. They said my only option was to switch numbers. Do I have other options? [more inside]
posted by one_bean on Jul 29, 2009 - 51 answers

How do I become my own private investigator [more inside]
posted by 1830 on Jul 22, 2009 - 7 answers

Can I make Firefox 3.5 never remember history (but still save cookies and cache pages) for certain domains automatically but remember history normally for everything else? [more inside]
posted by joshrholloway on Jul 22, 2009 - 9 answers

Will a long-long-ago suicide attempt on my hospital record impact negatively on an attempt to sign up for a private health fund in Australia/on the cost of health fund membership? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jun 22, 2009 - 3 answers

How can I deal with bloggers uploading pictures of private events? [more inside]
posted by mhz on Jun 10, 2009 - 81 answers

Why hasn't private mortgage insurance (PMI) softened the blow of the real estate implosion? [more inside]
posted by GatorFan2000 on Apr 6, 2009 - 14 answers

Recommendations for free private digital accommodations for a retired band's media? [more inside]
posted by bodega on Mar 14, 2009 - 8 answers

What advantage will I get from getting on my husband's private medical insurance in the UK, in terms of getting psychiatric treatment? [more inside]
posted by By The Grace of God on Feb 5, 2009 - 5 answers

How can I consolidate my PRIVATE student loans, to make my financial life a little easier? [more inside]
posted by SansPoint on Jan 29, 2009 - 5 answers

What are some places "off the beaten path", I can explore in urban environments? For photography, and my own amusement. [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Dec 15, 2008 - 14 answers

Are private universities non-profit institutions? What standards of transparency/accountability [to the student body and/or public] are they required to uphold? Examples of governance models? [more inside]
posted by lunit on Dec 12, 2008 - 7 answers

HoldmyhandFilter... I'm thinking of selling/shipping a rather expensive antique instrument to someone in Europe (I'm in Canada). [more inside]
posted by bonobothegreat on Nov 25, 2008 - 4 answers

Asked on behalf of a friend: I need to find a private investigator in the Miami, FL, area. [more inside]
posted by cowboy_sally on Sep 15, 2008 - 1 answer

I am a clinical social worker looking to start a private practice. Are there any good books that cover the basics on how to do this? if you are in private practice, how did you start? What are the main things I should know? Is it possible to make a living doing this? Should managed care be avoided? [more inside]
posted by marlys27 on Aug 24, 2008 - 4 answers

How weak is it smart to allow my GPG key passphrase to get? [more inside]
posted by ChasFile on Aug 8, 2008 - 8 answers

Where can I find legitimate ebooks with resell/resale rights? [more inside]
posted by acoutu on Aug 5, 2008 - 2 answers

So what's inside areas that are closed off to the public, in buildings? [more inside]
posted by sixcolors on Jul 17, 2008 - 40 answers

I am working as a home health aide in a private home and need some information about maternity leave. Details inside. [more inside]
posted by Snoogylips on Jun 3, 2008 - 6 answers

My child will be switching to a very expensive private elementary school. I have already prepaid the tuition for next year, but what is my best strategy to pay for the following years? Specifically, what is the best way to invest about $2K/month so that I can withdraw the needed lump sum once a year? 529 plans are for college expenses only, and Coverdell education-savings account maxes out at $2k/year.
posted by lmY2K on Mar 21, 2008 - 5 answers

I worked hard when I was single and saved a bunch of money. Now I'm married with kids, not able to save much, and I want to send my child to private school. Private school says OK, but no tuition assistance for you. My friends have no savings, but otherwise similar situation, and were granted a huge tuition break. What gives? [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Feb 19, 2008 - 23 answers

What free services are available that provide a real, anonymous US phone number for forwarding to a cell phone? [more inside]
posted by abkadefgee on Jan 29, 2008 - 19 answers

Flickr newbie question: All of my photos are private. Why does the number of "views" at http://www.flickr.com/photos/[my Flickr username]/ keep going up despite that at http://www.flickr.com/photos/[my Flickr username]/popular-views/ it says nobody has viewed my photos? [more inside]
posted by electric water kettle on Jan 17, 2008 - 13 answers

What usually happens to vested stock options when a private company buys a public company (or a part of the company)? [more inside]
posted by tdischino on Jan 16, 2008 - 6 answers

Today, my employer game a form to fill in regarding my health. On it were the usual questions about diabetes and epilepsy and such. But there were also questions about things like whether I've had/currently have irritable bowel syndrome (WTF?), how much alcohol I drink per week, whether or not I smoke, etc. Looooong question.... [more inside]
posted by anonymous on Jan 4, 2008 - 15 answers

My 8th grader wants to attend a very progressive local private high school next year. Are there some general guidelines for how long, or how deep, these non-college application essays should be? [more inside]
posted by ick on Dec 25, 2007 - 10 answers

Help me help a TEACHER! I have a friend who has 25 years experience teaching French and German in a private school. She's a talented and extremely hard-working teacher, but receives little support, compensation (low-pay), and respect from the school's all male administrators. She feels very stuck-- and unable to change her situation. If she switched over to public schools, she'd likely have to start over, in terms of retirement years put in. And, like most teachers, she takes a LOT of work home-- and puts in 8-12 hours every weekend grading papers and even offering free tutoring. All of this is NOT compensated. She does it because she's diligent and loves her kids. I've been trying to convince her that her skills are VALUABLE and the PRIVATE SECTOR would love to have her language skills. AM I WRONG? Are there jobs in the corporate / non-profit / NGO fields which could use her French / German teaching / translation skills? I thank you and she'll thank you-- if we can help her get out of a dead-end job!
posted by iam2bz2p on Dec 10, 2007 - 9 answers

How do I be fair to myself and the guy whose car I'm buying, when the actual title transaction will be taking place mostly between banks in another state? Contract/time of delivery/protecting of interests question. [more inside]
posted by amtho on Nov 26, 2007 - 8 answers

I need to move serveral gigs of data everyday from/to around the world. [more inside]
posted by curiousleo on Nov 6, 2007 - 29 answers

How do I make services publicly available behind a private network? [more inside]
posted by Blazecock Pileon on Aug 23, 2007 - 12 answers

Looking for advice on how to score invites to private BitTorrent sites- specificially Oink.cd. [more inside]
posted by hwickline on Aug 14, 2007 - 19 answers

Is there a way to privatize an email list whose members' email accounts can be read by "the man?" [more inside]
posted by jckll on Jun 27, 2007 - 10 answers

Selling a car, step-by-step. Help, please? (Massachusetts) [more inside]
posted by ThePants on Jun 22, 2007 - 7 answers

In an application for a private foundation grant, how do I decide a specific request amount (given that I know only their TOTAL annual giving, not their AVERAGE giving per funded project)? [more inside]
posted by sparrows on May 8, 2007 - 11 answers

How do I add search to a password protected site? [more inside]
posted by perpetualstroll on Jan 17, 2007 - 8 answers

I am looking for movies about summer camp, movies about people lost at sea, movies about private school, and movies about World War I. Thanks for any suggestions.
posted by hampton on Jan 2, 2007 - 40 answers

Do private prisons like the one depicted in the movie Oldboy actually exist? [more inside]
posted by Ndwright on Nov 26, 2006 - 12 answers

Are you, or have you ever been, a detective? [more inside]
posted by wildclover on Oct 13, 2006 - 14 answers

Without knowing any drivetrain/mechanical details other than what you could see from the exterior (details within) and that it last passed inspection in April 2006, would you buy a bright red 1985 Porsche 944 for $6500? [more inside]
posted by vanoakenfold on Sep 16, 2006 - 13 answers

What do people opposed to school vouchers think of private schools in general, and is supporting them hypocritical? [more inside]
posted by deep_sea_diving_suit on Jul 23, 2006 - 22 answers

Help me find a good swing dance teacher(s) for private lessons in Los Angeles!
posted by anonymoose on Feb 13, 2006 - 2 answers

I download loads of amusing.interesting pictures and videos that I want my non-geek friends to see. Is there a private peer-to-peer service that's easy to use and install, so that they don't get confused? And ideally the program doesn't need registration or payment, or be bulked out with IM etc! So, in a nutshell: simple, private peer-to-peer. Anyone? [more inside]
posted by wibbler on Oct 7, 2005 - 15 answers

How difficult (and expensive) is it to set up a private foundation that can be named after someone and that can have control of charitable giving? Control to make sure the funds go to those that need them. [more inside]
posted by jjcurtis on Jun 14, 2005 - 7 answers

I have around $20k in private student loans. I get an ad in the mail about every 10 seconds offering to consolidate my federal loans, but I don't get a lot of information about consolidating private loans. [more inside]
posted by anjiro on Apr 21, 2005 - 5 answers

Is there a free online NFL playoff pool that will let you create private groups and control who plays? We had a regular-season Pick Em group through Yahoo, but they don't seem to offer a similar thing for the playoffs. Thanks!
posted by GaelFC on Jan 6, 2005 - 4 answers